War with Russia? Stephen F. Cohen and Dan Rather in Conversation with Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the US? Does Vladimir Putin really want to destabilize the West?
These questions that acclaimed historian Stephen F. Cohen poses in his new book, War with Russia? From Putin and Ukraine to Trump and Russiagate. He argues that America is in a new Cold War with Russian that’s even more dangerous than the one the world barely survived in the twentieth century-and is exacerbated by Washington’s war-like demonizing of the Kremlin leadership and by Russiagate’s unprecedented allegations. So, is he right? Iconic journalist Dan Rather and The Nation’s Katrina Vanden Heuvel join him to take an in-depth look at the real story of Russia now.
Recorded on January 23, 2019 at the 92nd Street Y.
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[@garywaxmonsky7112]

After 40 years, I remain proud to have had Steve Cohen as my dissertation adviser at Princeton.

[@Keepinitreal55]

Gary Waxmonsky lucky

[@rrozoff1]

You were fortunate. And you are gracious. But he could have selected a (far) better spouse.

[@dannyboy5158]

Wow

[@nicolasbouyiouclis4726]

@BLAIR M Schirmer the US should not!! arm!! Ukraine!! That's a good thing.

[@stanspb763]

@BLAIR M Schirmer Arming a rogue state run by proud nazi fascist it a terrible idea and the Ukraine people are the victims of the CIA/State Department coup in Feb 2014. 14,000 or more people have been killed in defending against the fascists who are funded, equipped and trained by the US. It is a war crime to support that.

[@rlinton123]

I just learned today that Mr Cohen passed in September, 2020. I must say he was a man I thourghly admired for his insight and intelligence when it comes to our understanding of Russia. I wish you were here today to comment on the Ukraine/Russia issue playing out now. Anyways, Rip Mr Cohen you are surely missed

[@sandeep2435]

Exactly is the case with mine.When i wondered why there is no interview of stephen cohen in this current crisis of ukraine Russia war.When i searched about him, finally i knew he is no more in this world.Very sad to learn that.REST IN PEACE SIR

[@rlinton123]

@@sandeep2435 I thought that we would hear from Mr Cohen on what's taking place today. Then I googled to see if there were any interviews or anything else on him and only to find out he died in 2020. I was really sad to find that out. Such an articulate , knowledgeable and decent man.. How I would love to hear his take on the current state of affairs between Russia and Ukraine. But all I can say now is rip Mr Cohen.

[@casteretpollux]

I wish he was here too.

[@AmelieZh]

RIP。。

[@galaxy-star-me]

I also just learned that Mr. Cohen passed away. RIP .

[@leudeduvivarais6855]

Stephen Cohen.. you passed away one year ago, and as a French, I come here to listen to your mind about what is going on in the Ukraine right now. Please send us some good news from above. You were a great scholar

[@NitwitMN]

Sir, we Americans have been ignorant and arrogant and I pray to God Almighty we don’t bring the entire thing to ashes.

[@newnastyn]

@@NitwitMN i am not personally a believer, but just in case, please pray harder. Good thoughts from France.

[@umenhuman7573]

some clips here, very relevant to what is happening now and both interconnected over such an expanse of time cohen in 2014 being prophetic about many things kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIC3qKyGatOiZpo jfk's peace speech, similarly warning of what is happening now, especially regarding the infantilism of international diplomacy (which cohen mentioned here) and how many powers would seek to bring the US and russia into direct conflct kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfOfKGcoJmeapI

[@emi3219]

I’m listening to this now and I will have to say Steve has been vindicated! This man was spot on even on Russia gate! Truly believe your words are needed more than ever before!

[@rocktommason2221]

Agreed. Mainstream journalist should be watching this video and others he did during this time.

[@kenjack6674]

Yes wasn't Steve Cohen just the best ..that man really No his subject ....I to was sad by his passing ..The world certainly could do with his wise words now , But I think if we went back into some of Mr Cohen's work ....I bet he was able predicted todays situation ....RIP

[@peterkoi1354]

Another professor, John mearsheimer was spot on. He predicted the war and the Russia China relationship.

[@ermiasd2695]

Horse crap. Apologists for illiberal autocrat. Cohen’s entire ‘scholarship’ and legacy is completely meaningless. He will go down as a weird apologist for a dictator

[@timmccarthy982]

@@ermiasd2695 When you make an ad hominem attack it's very obvious how much hearing the truth hurts! I have and the world is learning a lot from men like Stephen Cohen, RIP.

[@MrRicardo11]

I Was deeply saddened at the loss of Stephen Cohen. He was a great hope for the future

[@ThunderAppeal]

Yeah, we need him now more than ever.

[@MrRicardo11]

@@ThunderAppeal Absolutely

[@darrinparkin718]

It’s difficult to see someone like Dan Rather share a stage with someone as prestigious, insightful, and honest as Stephen Cohen.

[@juliejensen7370]

Bull.

[@darrinparkin718]

@@juliejensen7370 that’s your intelligent contribution?

[@jimrobcoyle]

@@darrinparkin718 Cohen? Bull!

[@Mic-healDay]

My sentiments precisely.

[@asnark7115]

@@juliejensen7370 You find it easy to listen to somebody like Rather blow smoke up your keister?

[@trainerdisability]

Wow I’m watching this in 2022. Stephen keeps giving great points about speech and universities and saying ‘I may not be right’ Oh my…. He is bang on

[@johnhernlund539]

Cohen's work is even more relevant today than ever before. There is a theme that runs through a lot of US political dynamics that continually causes trouble (also for the US), which is the tendency toward "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." The arming of ultra-nationalist militants in Ukraine, the mujahideen in Afghanistan and Bosnia, islamists in Syria, and so on...the list goes on and on. The recent embrace of state security apparatus by liberals and progressives because they are counter-posed against Trump is yet another example. This reflects a tendency of Americans (of every political stripe) toward a binary way of thinking...us-them, good guys-bad guys, Republicans-Democrats, etc.. And within US public dialogue on any issue, people have a strong tendency to force people into one of only two possible factions...if you critique Joe Biden then you must be a Trump supporter, if you critique US policy in Ukraine you must be a Putin apologist, if you challenge the US strategy in Syria then you are a supporter of the Assad regime, and so on. In my view, this not only fails to capture the reality of any situation, hence handicapping our ability to achieve genuine understanding as a society, but it is also destructive and toxic to dialogue itself. The binary framing is a pair of handcuffs on the possibility of what can be said and discussed in the public arena.

[@elenaustyuzhanina297]

Such binary division is a cornerstone for state propaganda. It simplifies things eliminating the ability of critical thinking. So that population of the country could not criticize its own gvt's policies.

[@goshane23]

the binary framing is a frame where the critical public sphere is extremly over-politicised. with the effect that there is no space for questions or questioning decisions. everything is in a strict sense decided before the discussion or debate has begun. the aims and the ends are fixed - one side or another - friend or foe. a real democratic public sphere is starving without real critical inputs. and that's something the west has to be concerned about: democracy is dying with this overpolitizing bias-related media and public (atmo)sphere. it's not by chance that one of the boldest rightwing and nazi-supporting political thinkers in nazi-germany, carl schmitt, gave the best picture of what this dualistic/binary political attitude means: the open road for the then not only state aparatus' driven fascism. nowadays this road needs not at first a "machtergreifung" by a fascist party and then the acclamation. it just needs the seed of permanent politicised (friend or foe) discourses and the related identity politics which support that concsiously or unconsciously by the media... when & where it's too late for questioning the seed has rooted and its blossoms spreading -

[@manefedu8374]

Couldn't agree more. And later, often it's the enemy's enemy being armed, sacrificing your own peoples needs, becoming your adversary...

[@umenhuman7573]

well said john, i often advise people to try using more than two neurons of their brain at a time to think beyond the binary "us verse them" mentality .. at a minimum the world is at least a 3 ring circus of the "us" tent, the "them" tent and "everyone else stuck in between" tent,,, some clips here, very relevant to perhaps help others wake up cohen in 2014 being prophetic about many things kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIC3qKyGatOiZpo jfk's peace speech, similarly warning of what is happening now, especially regarding the infantilism of international diplomacy (which cohen mentioned here) and how many powers would seek to bring the US and russia into direct conflct kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfOfKGcoJmeapI

[@MaxvdKamp]

You're right about the binary framing problem. However, sadly Stephen Cohen is doing just the same thing. He shows plenty of understanding for Trump, Putin and the Russian army, but none whatsoever for Hillary Clinton, Ukraine, Europe and NATO. Probably, because he wants to show some sympathy for one side, he feels he needs to brand the other side as the 'bad guys'. It would have been much better if he had studied the history of the conflict, to see where it came from, rather than putting all the blame on one side. I had expected better from a clever guy like Cohen.

[@kazejah1014]

This man couldve solved our current predicament in an afternoon if he was alive and given the power.

[@Felix_Effex]

Hear, Here.

[@guidoburo]

I couldnt agree more

[@NotAFanMan88]

RIP Steve... in a lot of ways we need you more than ever right now.

[@alammutiara8888]

Had the US mainstream media showed Prof..Cohen side on Russian perspective, the world will certainly be in a better place

[@kathydimitroff6361]

May Prof Cohen rest in peace. He was right about many topics. I wish he were still here.

[@csanadbarczy9153]

They still haven't believed it.

[@umenhuman7573]

some clips here, very relevant to what is happening now and both interconnected over such an expanse of time cohen in 2014 being prophetic about many things kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIC3qKyGatOiZpo jfk's peace speech, similarly warning of what is happening now, especially regarding the infantilism of international diplomacy (which cohen mentioned here) and how many powers would seek to bring the US and russia into direct conflct kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfOfKGcoJmeapI

[@shaheer151]

For more than thirty years Mr. Stephen Cohen has been my go-to guy on all matters Russian. His deep knowledge and excellent scholarship has become more and more illuminating and sadly more and more rare over the years. Looking forward to reading his new book.

[@MrRicardo11]

Yes a truly wonderful man. I was extremely upset when I heard of his passing. I so wish we had him today especially with what is going on in Ukraine

[@dpiano14]

RIP Stephen Cohen, a truly brilliant scholar and passionate advocate of global peace. I hope his dire warnings about the current Cold War situation do not come to pass.

[@louishead4495]

Now more relevant than when he was alive. I wish he were around now to challenge the narratives being thrown about regarding the Ukraine.

[@dpiano14]

@@louishead4495 been thinking the same. Rewatched some of his talks, the depth of his knowledge puts all these buffoons talking nonsense to shame.

[@louishead4495]

@@dpiano14 Buffoons they sure are. Wowsers is all I can say in response to the complete lack of debate on all this.

[@dpiano14]

@@louishead4495 yes exactly, Greenwald is doing a decent job of pointing out the hypocrisy and one sidedness but that’s about it!

[@Janine11155]

@@louishead4495 Unfortunately now we are through the looking glass. Who knows what is next

[@JabberwockyGB]

Professor Cohen was correct about Russiagate! It was enlightening to hear his dispassionate analytical views in the face of obvious irrational emotional disagreement.. Sadly this took away from the opportunity to fully appreciate his insights on the importance of understanding Russia. His loss is sorely missed as a voice of reason as we are are on the brink of war.

[@perovskaya]

Mr Cohen is a wonderful honourable erudite human being a pearl before swine in America God bless you Mr Cohen a great Socratic. genius

[@alanmarwine4125]

I have been going back to Stephen's presentations over the last eight years - they vindicate him and inform the present in vital ways.

[@ronaldkulas5748]

I have seen 3 interviews retrospectively

[@alanmarwine4125]

@@ronaldkulas5748 His death was a great loss

[@umenhuman7573]

some clips here, very relevant to what is happening now and both interconnected over such an expanse of time cohen in 2014 being prophetic about many things kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIC3qKyGatOiZpo jfk's peace speech, similarly warning of what is happening now, especially regarding the infantilism of international diplomacy (which cohen mentioned here) and how many powers would seek to bring the US and russia into direct conflct kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfOfKGcoJmeapI

[@MsCatwoman13]

RIP Prof. Cohen. You’re truly missed especially during these terrible times.

[@keithcooper6715]

Intelligence, reason and civility, speaking to the halls of an irrational asylum

[@ikiganda]

Now I need his book more than ever

[@RorekVaru]

Stephen Cohen called it ! Damn

[@timfinneran5047]

I recall listening to the professor on the John Bachelor radio show… I was impressed with him back than… but holy smokes was this man spot on back then…. He knows of what he speaks….

[@galaxy-star-me]

Mr Cohen is an honest man with common sense which is out of supply these days . RIP.

[@colly7963]

February 2022. Looks like his prediction came true. 😔

[@misty671]

Such wisdom from Mr. Cohen. Too bad so few take the time to listen to him.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

Cohen is not wise, because he fails to recognize the truth that Putin is a murderous, venal thug, and because Cohen's policy recommendations would lead to disasters if implemented.

[@thetipsymankey]

@@johnmaxwell1750 Too bad you are one of those who can’t take time to listen to him.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

@@thetipsymankey - I've listened to Cohen for many years. I recognize that Russia is a great civilization with a legitimate place in the world, but not as a corrupt, xenaphobic thugocracy. Russia under Putin is steadily steaming to decline. After disolution of the USSR what Russia needed most was to establish roots of real democracy and the rule of law. Russia might have been saved if after 1990 deliberate steps were taken to transition from authoritarian rule to a stable, Western-oriented free-market democracy. But both Yeltsin and Putin were disinterested in pursuing that vision under the rule of law. Russia now is in irreversible decline. It is vulnerable to a breakup which could involve civil war with parts of its territory devoured by greedy neighbors like China.

[@thetipsymankey]

@@johnmaxwell1750 I’m sorry but you got it totally wrong friend. The whole thing is complex and complicated to explain really from Boris Yeltsin to Putin. But also , that’s not the point of Cohen. His point in every talk is: We cannot blame Russia for everything. That’s all. From the Georgian war to the Ukraine crisis. The west has its part. I’ve listened to the late Prof Cohen Carefully. All his Statements were too meant that the West has to be blamed as well. It’s not just Russia fault every time. When it comes to economy , growth prosperity fine it’s something else. But let’s Russian judge accordingly. Knowing the 1990s crisis and poverty in Russia, we can all talk because we haven’t lived there to see how horrible it was really ans How Putin has made Russia glorious. I don’t say that his regime or Putin is perfect. But we , westerners tend to just see from an eye.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

@@thetipsymankey- The bottom line is that Russia must save itself. It was never the responsibility of the US or the West to save Russia after the USSR folded. It was ultimately the responsibility of the Russian people to stop Yeltsin, Putin and the oligarchs from stealing the country blind. The only real hope for Russia has been people like Magnitsky, Nemtsov, Kasparov, and Navalny, supported by a free press and by the Russian people. But the people gave Putin their allegiance and allowed him to get entrenched. Now there is little hope for Russia as long as Putin murders his critics, like Anna Politkovskaya, Magnitsky, and Sergei Yushenkov, and his political opponents like Nemtsov. Cohen always knew damn well this was happening but never adequately addressed it. As a devout leftist Cohen was more comfortable assigning blame to the US. Don't be like Cohen. Don't make excuses for Putin the murderer and Putin the thug. Given Putin's past behavior, there are legitimate reasons for the US to fear him as long as he controls weapons of mass destruction. Cohen's relentless efforts to deflect blame to the US and to the West for Russian misbehavior have always been ridiculous. Since the USSR breakup all Russia has needed to do to get along with the US and the West has been to establish democracy, the rule of law, and to respect for human rights. None of that yet exists in Russia today.

[@BS-vx8dg]

Steve Cohen here demonstrates the kind of intellectual honesty and curiosity that is so lacking today on both sides of the political spectrum.

[@romanjansen8865]

In all the 6 years I have know him, I can't name one time that I have felt or feel disagreement with Professor Cohen. Thankful for his good and clarifying reason in this messy Geopolitical World

[@alaayuwuh3012]

This should have 71,000,000 views 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✊🏼

[@johnschmit6815]

To end on a positive note, I've followed Profession Cohen for many years and find it a great tragedy that he has been excluded from MSM.

[@NelsonGuzmanGarcia]

Always, always, always keep your views in check and let them bend but not break. I feel I was Dan Rather during this conversation, now I am Stephen Cohen.

[@DianeLasek]

I wish everyone could watch this now!!!

[@desertskymike]

What a wonderful discussion - always great to list to Stephen Cohen - too bad to ruin it with Dan Rather.

[@svendbosanvovski4241]

Professor Cohen sets his arguments out with clarity and force in War with Russia and Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives. He reminds me of J K Galbraith who continued to press his powerful perspective, even during the mad ascendancy of monetarist who eventually gifted us the 2007 fiscal crisis and the huge inequality in wealth and income measured by Piketty. Great, wise men who refuse to be swept away by propagandists and truth twisters. As Professor Cohen points out, the stakes are very high indeed.

[@kevint5686]

Rip late professor Stephen H Cohen huge respect for him from N.east 🇮🇳

[@PonyTrotsky]

When every single person you come across - including your own wife! - feels the need to point out that they "don't agree with everything he says," you know you're onto something really big. Huge, huge, huge kudos to Prof Cohen!

[@anaqueiroz652]

Stephen Cohen is a very Inteligent, erudit and brave US citizen that must be aplauded and admired by everyone who cares for Justice!

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

Clear minded at 80, we should all hope for that.

[@n.a.mcintosh4697]

Dan Rather.... one of the Mockingbirds. Project Mockingbird that is. Dan's contribution hasn't aged nearly as well as Stephen's

[@VickiNikolaidis]

A great relief to hear the historical context in order to better understand today's toxic political atmosphere. Looking forward to reading the book!

[@nicolasbouyiouclis4726]

Same here..

[@DrOrson]

Thank you, Stephen Cohen. Sorry that you found it important to be so cautious. The level of discourse is so shallow.

[@rrozoff1]

He had to share his bed that night with the creature who looks for the world like the singer in KISS without the greasepaint.

[@uptoit100]

Yes, far too much pussy footing going on ....little wonder with Cohen's family tied up with the Council on Foreign Relations, his wife being a member of it.

[@jgalt308]

@@rrozoff1 Actually, having Rather there was what screwed this up.....and it's pre Mueller Report too. Also, it's a book selling exercise, which will have what you want.....so read it. It may be a losing enterprise, since the normal american doesn't read, while the internet has democratised "ignorance"....and it's very sad to see anyone of supposed intellectual integrity to refer to what exists here as a "democracy" by any stretch.....because electing people who don't represent you, makes using the word a sick joke. Besides, the real power lies with the federal judiciary, and "the people" have absolutely no voice, or recourse in this branch, and never have.

[@lisajackson1964]

How wrong you were.

[@tomwyllie8027]

I have nothing but admiration and respect for Stephen Cohen and nothing but contempt for Dan Rather who is just another professional liar at the behest and on behalf of the war criminals and banksters.

[@MareDelMonte]

I just learned that this brilliant man passed away. Thank you mr.Cohen for making my time as an Eastern European studies student a fascinating time with a different perspective on modern russian history.

[@ccie4101]

Good riddance to one of Putin's puppets

[@ukoben4960]

@@ccie4101 lol you are doing your self the danger of living your life as an ignorant fool!

[@danielscheinhaus5210]

It's ironic that John Paul Jones, a US Revolutionary War hero, was the Admiral of the Russian Navy who won the Crimea for Catherine the Great of Russia. No, Crimea was never a part of Ukraine.

[@MaxvdKamp]

Crimea was officially transferred from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, in a decree signed by Khrushchev.

[@russiatellsonlytruth373]

Kaliningrad is not part of Russia.

[@alanchriston6806]

Wonderful S.Cohen is spot on RIP 😊🏴‍☠️

[@NoelComiX]

Katrina and Rather are struggling reconciling Stephen's knowledge with their hatred of Trump.

[@tmad8816]

Nothing they said was terribly at odds with Cohen, and Cohen's views - while more responsibly presented than most anything you'll see in the media - are much more in line with Rather and Katrina than those that defend Trump. Questioning Trump's motives is not the same as hating him, and we've moved ourselves too far into that soft authoritarianism Cohen speaks of if that questioning is a problem for you. The U.S. pushing further into authoritarianism is the main concern of most that were/are opposed to Trump, and that concern isn't a partisan thing.

[@rambleon2011]

Trump Derangement Syndrome decimates common sense

[@rambleon2011]

@@tmad8816 it was ok to not just question Trump’s motives but falsely accuse, then impeach him of things he didn’t do while you give Bill Clinton and previous Democrat Presidents a pass for interfering in Russian/USSR elections? That is nothing more than the total hypocrisy that we’ve heard and seen for years from Democrats like yourself.

[@tmad8816]

@@mirrorneurongirl Weird that it's the GOP that's in bed with authoritarians around the world (Orban, Putin, etc.) then. You watch any Tucker Carlson lately? Or any of the CPAC speeches from Hungary (even just the fact it was held there...)? I'm judging based on direct actions/quotes, and that's not media spin like I'm sure you'll claim. I'm far more concerned about the attack on our electoral system, of which the far right is clearly the biggest problem. And before you say sToP tHe StEaL, Trump has literally cried foul in every election he's been involved with, including primaries and ones he's won. No intelligent person would fall for that over and over again unless they were completely blinded by their bias.

[@miloradowicz]

@@tmad8816 as an outsider, I struggle to see how Trump can be viewed even remotely as an authoritarian figure. The guy tends to bark and yapp for sure, but look closer, he got blocked at every turn by Congress, by his own cabinet, by his party. Does it look like an image of authoritarianism to you? I might be tempted to agree with your take on their dislike of Trump, but to me their dislike is apparent and appears irrational. "Why hasn't Trump ever publicly bashed Putin", seriously? Maybe because that would be counterproductive and senseless? They're just being childish there.

[@Bootrosgali]

Pozner, Mearsheimer and now Cohen,, finally , getting there slowly

[@pratyushojha]

I have just watched this program. It was amazing. Well done to all participants.

[@georgecherian6520]

It is too bad that Dr. Cohen passed away. He was an honest American who wanted the world to know the truth. RIP.

[@fluffymadsquirrel5946]

Stephen was Super accurate , Katrina was a cool operator and Dan looked a little dumb and out of his depth.

[@kp6215]

I miss him sooooo much !

[@jeremyreagan9085]

We were unworthy of Steve I wrote him he was a very thoughtful and caring man.

[@Baiyu83]

I often have an impression that people in USA look at what happens in the world through the prism of their internal politics.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

I am an American. I care about ordinary Russians under Putin. See my comments here to Cosmoevents21st if you think I look at the world through.the prism of US politics.

[@Baiyu83]

@@johnmaxwell1750 I am sorry, you don't understand what I am talking about. Please don't take everything that's being said personally. Peace.

[@nicolasbouyiouclis4726]

You're Totally correct

[@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

I'm Canadian, and remember being taught that in senior high school history class in the late 1970's.

[@timmychang1791]

Cohen is so smart just simply deduce logic with simple facts!

[@Teerzad]

Prof. Cohen makes so much sense and his logic so convincing that he has totally reshaped my knowledge of American foreign policy vis a vis Russia. We are definitely living in a more dangerous Cod war.

[@LaVictoireEstLaVie]

Treasury Secretary Steve Munchkin ! lol!!!!

[@paulalaflamme3207]

AND.....US hostilities toward Russia have been a blessing to the Chinese. They now have a close alliance with a country that has the natural resources and advanced weaponry they lack. The US has created an entity that levels the playing field for the first time since WW II.

[@incubator6916]

Hey , US /deep state =Israel is as hostile to China as to Russia. --- www.globalresearch.ca/battle-ages-stop-eurasian-integration/5700890

[@eldjoudhi]

Unless chaos and instability are exactly the goal aimed at :) And the US security and weapon manufacturing industry love that. They love inventing "enemies" to fight against ..and "allies" to sell weapons and gadgets to.

[@shaundudley4576]

US hostilities is a curse for the whole planet. The Chinese least of all want to be faced with a Vicious racist jealous warmongering psychopathic triggerhappy nuclear power. The good relations with Russia is simply the result their customary rational pragmatism.

[@letsgetactical]

Stephen F. Cohen, prominent contemporary American scholar of Russia and USSR, friend of Gorbachev and adviser to Bush, Dies at 81

[@jonwelsh4354]

R.I.P Steve

[@kevinpaullavapie5124]

This is a good conversation considering the Ukrainian crisis today.

[@rohanmillson3182]

How I miss Steve's Tuesday night sessions on the John Batchelor Show!

[@factsmatter8258]

The first 10 mins are 10000000000000% spot on! The rest is prophetic!

[@jamesfisher5777]

Dan Rather is not insightful and asks bad questions.

[@paulhance1984]

Yep

[@frankgarofalo2653]

Totally clueless

[@DigitalaVarlden]

Stephen F Cohen = HERO. Dan Rather = Lost and clueless.

[@Frannie12]

Heartbreaking but essential viewing.

[@SK-fp8us]

Great discussion, it is as if Stephen Cohen is speaking today March 13th 2022, a man with a great and impressive foresight, that is a true political and intelligence analyst. Dan Rather was wrong about the interference of Russia in the US election.

[@mariannorton4161]

You want some back up for Cohen's belief's? Ask Ray McGovern and Bill Binney.

[@plandemic8167]

RIP & thank you Stephen. I bought the book recently.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

Suddenly relevant.

[@waltershink6878]

It's nice to have places to go that makes you think, more than react.

[@michealkelm2834]

Dan is such a disappointment ... Cohen is deffinatly the voice of good reason ...

[@midwestmeiliguo]

Every American citizen should watch this video.

[@Janine11155]

Looks like the warmongers have got what they wanted. Now what? Look how right he was about freedom to disagree

[@firstal3799]

It has been so blatant it was pretty plain even to me as a layman. Professor Cohen is sorely missed. He would have been so valuable now

[@russiatellsonlytruth373]

So Putin’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was just what the ‘warmongers’ wanted? Fascinating.

[@hatchxable]

a legend

[@bansrajmattai4548]

The loathing for Trump may well have to do with his quest for peace, which is anathema to many.

[@chrish2629]

Allowing the cleaning of the Kurds is a quest for peace?

[@patj4952]

His quest for what? What are you smoking?

[@rhonda6791]

@@chrish2629 He was never a hawk, except to black people, what has always been foremost on his mind was money. He wanted that hotel in Moscow.

[@hathawayrose8184]

Why does America see "enemies" everywhere? It must be something they put in coca cola these days.

[@yurilemming4130]

HathawayRose US is not a sane state, it's a dog breakfast, anglo saxons have always been criminals, liars, killers, slavers & destroyers, look at history. Lack of education, exceptionalism being taught as god given, its a cesspit for the demented.

[@itsoktolovechina]

HathawayRose Not coke, but tap water

[@gunnarwensell5806]

They are looking in the mirror and blaming Russia for all the bad they themselves did...

[@petrokrasnov2967]

Mr. Cohen you are an honorable man in your assessment.

[@fabinnocent7090]

Today we can see that Professor Cohen has been right all along, what are we doing about correcting these mistakes.

[@fauaotuifiti4137]

I stay around the whole hour watching and listen to this Interview and I had to thank you three for one of the BEST but I had a Question why America worry about Russia interfere with their Election but America did this to about every Country in this World or change Elected Officials by the PEOPLE of their Country if America don't like them because they don't do what AMERICAN WANTS

[@majkat13]

One thing really stands out of this debate: Concerns that Trump never said anything directly negative about Putin. Is this a prerequisite of being proper American? Has anybody heard president Putin speak? It appears that most of them did not bother, probably because of their sense of superiority. When Putin speaks, he consistently speaks of work to defend Russia, improving economy and living standards of Russians and maintaining the peace. No badmouthing, no provocations, no personal attacks against any politician, no overexagerated reactions to numerous smearing against him. He follows his plan without any drama. It is difficult not to like him. I do not blame Trump for being civil towards him. So neocons make up stories about Putin and Rusdia to keep the Americans kept in dark pressing this Russiagate story. Putin cares about his nation. Is this perhaps covert American jealousy ? The gentleman from Texas is nice man but he has no clue what is going on at the other part of the planet. Mr. Cohen lived in Russia, studied it on depth and he is quite aware. My impression is that he really holds back because it is not allowed in US today to be deviated from the prescribed narrative. I have deep respect for Mr. Cohen for his courage.

[@gofar5185]

thank you 92Y for sharing this great intellectual discourse...

[@wolfy789]

RIP Stephen

[@Frannie12]

Wish we could give stars to KZbin videos. This is terrific all the way through. We miss Professor Cohen so much today. (Dan Rather was dispiriting, the same broad assumptions and fear-mongering.)

[@Yakuzachris10]

Showing your age... we used to be able to do that when KZbin was first released.... I feel old lol

[@magnaviator]

Steve Cohen got it right on everything...and that's scary.

[@fab367]

The McCarthyism charge by Professor Cohen was spot on and is exactly what we are going through today. Dan would have been wise to understand it back then. Many in the independent media were on to it as well. He was also right about Russiagate in spite of the doubts of the other two! The master at work.

[@safanamakhdoomable]

Miss this scholar, Respected Dr. Cohen.

[@kp6215]

I have always loved Russia because am history major before the cold war thus wish my country would stop the disagreement and cooperate!

[@danielscheinhaus5210]

Trump has mostly said nice things about other leaders, obviously because he recognizes that it's a good idea to leave open the chance to have good relations with those leaders.

[@JamesWalters007]

Vanden Heuvel is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

[@jnucleo]

That says it all. All part of the Round Table Groups.

[@philipangelo595]

Thanks, I was really disappointed in her. Your post straightened me out.

[@johoward2251]

4:14 “CBS did hire me to be a consultant on Russia in the 80s” 11:34 21:10 “But we don’t want to do too much history.........”

[@firstal3799]

Wonderful conversation. He was so prescient.

[@mns8732]

Rather comes as rather a spineless man with a nice voice. So sad.

[@user-ok6re8gv1q]

Prof. Cohen was so prescient. So intelligent and spot on.

[@vNYCblade]

I think that the BEST way to REALLY understand what is happening on the GROUND in Russia, is simply to go to Russia and take a look for yourself... I mean damn, its less than $1000 plane ticket from NYC to Moscow/St. Petersburg... Go For a week, you dont need a VISA if you travel to St. Petersburg for a week or less... You can easily find good places to stay in the heart of the city for less than $50/night via AirBnB... Just go, look around, talk to people, and make up your own mind based on what you see and experience yourself... Mainstream media in US so sooooo biased and full of shit its unbelievable... I cant believe that they are still being considered to be NEWS AGENCIES... they are Bullshit/Propaganda blow horns... PERIOD... Also, Stephen Cohen is THE EXPERT on Russia in the Western world... this guy actually UNDERSTANDS how Russians think... and i havent heard anything obscene or idiotic out of him... if anything, i would say his only problem is that he is TOO ACCURATE on Russia/America relations...

[@casteretpollux]

That's what the Chinese say too - come and look for yourselves

[@GaneshGunaji]

Wish he were here today to speak truth to power and convince us to change our path.

[@nrs6956]

Professor Cohen, neglected by media in general, offers a unique perspective in the quagmire of international relations to consider.

[@drewbongiorno]

Dan Rather never fails to disappoint…

[@douglasdeltondo7852]

16:55 Steve’s wife mentions congressman rho khana was vilified for criticizing neo-nazi militias in Ukraine. Nothing Has changed, and this aspect of whether defending Ukraine is prioblematic remains subject of derision.

[@sallyjohnson5985]

Great conversation worth a listen!

[@SuperSooner]

Rest in peace 🙏 Stephen Cohen

[@LilliR4116]

1:04:00 Until you vote Trump out, you have to trust him to keep you safe if a crisis like this occurs. Well, you guys have Biden what happened now?........ Actual Crisis 😏

[@theyoutuber273]

Rest in peace Stephen Cohen